Railway-car reservoir



(No Model.)

.R. G. S. GOLLAMORE.

RAILWAY GAR RESERVOIR.

No. 269,687. Patented B90 26, 1882.

UNITED STATES PATENT Urrrcn.

ROBERT G. S. GOLlrAlllORl l, ()F BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

RAILWAY-CAR RESERVOIR.

SPECIFICATION" forming part of Letters Patent 1N0. 269,637, dated December 28, 1882.

. Application filed August 12, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom ct may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT G. S. COLLA- MORE, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Railway-Oar Reservoirs, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to make provision fora supply of waterin railway-cars, so that the water may be at all times ready for immediate supply in case ofthe car taking tire.

The invention consists in the combination, with a railway-car, of a pipe constituting a reservoir of water attached to the roof of the car and inclining from the endstoward the center, and provided with T-joints and-faucets, to which pumps may be applied for drawing off the water. Thepipe is inclined toward the center from the ends of the car.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a railway-car of ordinary construction, showing my improvement attached. Fig. 2 is a top or plan view of the same. Fig. 3 is an end view.

It is a matter of not unfrequent occurrence that railway-cars, in the event of a collision or other serious accident, are apt to take fire, and are sutt'ered to burn in consequence of the inability to obtain water to extinguish the fire,

and instances can readily be recalled in which human life has thus been sacrificed. A plan has been adopted to arrange a water-tank underneath the body of the car; but this is objectionable, for the reason that it would be difficult to obtain ready access to the tank in case of an accident, and, again, the accident would be likely to be of such a nature as to damage the tank, so as to cause it to leak or be rendered otherwise un serviceabie'.

In carrying out my invention I place a tube or pipe, A A, on the root of a railway-car, as shown in the drawings. This tube is made of metal of any suitable size or construction, and extends entirely around the dome or elevated portion of the roof of the car, the side and end portions, B B, being connected together by means of elbow-joints O G. Thesejoints may be of the kind called three-way joints, so as to allow of the attachment ofpumps at the top of the pipe in case the car should be thrown into an inclined position or upon its side. The

openings at the several joints it is understood are to be closed by plugs or caps when not required for use. The side tubes, A A, incline from the forward and rear ends of the car toward the center, as shown in Fig. 1, so that when the car is in its normal position the water will always flow to the lowest point. The central ends of the tubes A A are connected together by T-joints G, which are provided with openings for the attachment of a pump, and so arranged as to admit of the ready adjustment of the pump when the car is upon its side. The T-joints G are also provided with outlets having valves or faucets D, for drawingot't' water into buckets or for cleaning out the pipes A B.

The end portions, 13 B, of the pipe may be dispensed with, if desirable, the ends of the pipes A A being properly closed.

To the under side of the T-joint G, at the central part of the side pipes, is attached a small pipe, H, extending down through the roofof the car and provided with a valve or faucet. Under this pipe H a pail, F, may be suspended, so thatit will be always ready for use and kept in full sight of the passengersin case it is wanted for auysuddeu emergency.

By means of my invention I provide a reservoir of water which occupies no space otherwise needed. It is out of the reach of ordinary accidents, and readily accessible to the passengers in case of need, who can operate it without the necessity ofcalling upon orwaiting for the assistance of the employs of the train.

The pipes containing the water can be readily attached to a our already made and in use without requiring any alteration in the construction of the car.

Pipes holding water may be arranged on the inside of the car,jnst below the roof, instead of or in addition to the pipes on the. top and outside of the root, such pipes being provided with the proper outlets and valves or faucets.

I am aware that perforated pipes have been used in buildings and in cars for distributing water; but this I do not claim.

What I claim as my invention is 1.The combination, with a railroad-car, of a pipe or reservoir, A A, attached to the roof of the car and inclining from the ends toward the center, and provided at the center with T- In testimony whereof I have signed my name joints and faucets, as and for the purpose set to this specification in the presence of two snbto forth. scribing witnesses.

2. The combination, with a railroad-car, of 4 w the pipes A A, inclined from the ends of the LOBDRT (JOLLAMORE' car toward the center, and provided with el- \Vitnesses: how-joints Gfor the attachment ofpnmps, snh- J. H. ADAMS,

stantially as set forth. E. PLANTA, 

